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Panorama Farm Market

Panorama Farm Market

Huge shop, huge selection, no PYO

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Panorama Orchards website

Hwy 515 Bypass, Ellijay, GA 30540

Phone: (706) 276-3813

Open: July-March, Weekends Year-Round, 9 am to 6 pm

Directions: 3 miles south of Ellijay on Appalachian Hwy. 515 (Rt 5 near Maddox Road).

Produce: Apples, cider, fried pies, apple bread, apple butter, sorghum syrup, honey, jams, jellies, chow chow, pickles, peaches, pumpkins and dried apples.

Last check on prices was 2014: $6 per half peck, $11 per peck, $18 per half bushel; seconds are $0.30/lb. Deer apples $3/box, Mixed apples $10 for half bushel box

If you write me to tell me what the prices were when you visit them, I'll be happy to report it here!

Review

Panorama has an orchard, all you see is the farm market situated right along side a highway, so it sees a lot of tourist traffic.  Consequently, their prices are a bit higher than the others.  They have a very good selection and a huge number of pumpkins, plus homemade fried apple pies, apple butter, Ellijay apple bread and more!  They're very helpful and friendly!

More about Panorama

 Panorama Orchards and Farm Market is a family fruit farm established in the 1920’s to produce and market apples. Today we have available more than 20 varieties of apples, as well as peaches, and fall vegetables. This production, along with a variety of apple related products and baked goods from our own kitchens, is sold direct to the public at our farm market.

Over the years, we’ve changed from primarily wholesale to a diversified retail store. Our present facility was constructed in 1983, and contains an apple packing line, cold storage for 10,000 bushels, bakery kitchens, and a retail sales area.

We have fresh North Georgia strawberries for sale during the month
of May while supplies last! Come see us!

Panorama's Apple Varieties

Below is a listing of the apple varieties that they typically carry, in order that they typically start to be harvested in Ellijay. Be sure to call a couple weeks before they are due to start harvesting, as the actual date varies from year to year! Ellijay apple orchards usually have apples for sale from August to late December.

Apple Variety	Photo	Usually start harvesting	Flavor	Best uses
Gala		August 1	Very sweet	Eating, applesauce, apple butter, pies
Ginger Gold		Early	Sweet	Eating
Detroit Red		August 1	Tart	Cooking
Ozark Gold		August 1	Tart	Cooking
Jonathon		August 15	Tart	Cooking
Red Delicious		August 15	Sweet	Eating, good to blend with other apples in applesauce and cooking
Golden Delicious		August 15	Sweet	Eating, good to blend with other apples in applesauce and cooking
Empire		August 20	Tart	Cooking
Honey Crisp		August 20	Sweet, Crisp, Juicy	Eating, Applesauce, Apple Butter, Pies
Mutsu		September 1	Sweet / Tart	Cooking / Eating
September Wonder		mid-September	Sweet / Tart	Sweet older variety, dates back to Washington State, 1902
Jonagold		September 1	Sweet / Tart	Cooking / Eating
Rome Beauty		September 15	Slightly Tart	Cooking / Eating
Stayman - Wine sap		September 15	Tart	Cooking / Eating
Fuji		October 10	Very sweet	Eating, applesauce, apple butter, pies, cooking
Granny Smith		October 15	Tart	Cooking / Eating
Yates		October 20	Sweet	Eating
Brae burn		October 20	Sweet	Eating
Arkansas Black		October 20	Tart	Baking, Eating (very hard apple)
Pink Lady		October 20	Sweet	Eating

Also, see our pages on tips for picking apples at a farm, easy illustrated directions to make applesauce, apple butter, apple jelly and apple pie; the guide to apple festivals and our guide to apple varieties! NEW! Please write me, if you know of any to add!

 

VARIETIES	AVAILABILITY	FLAVOR	USE
Ginger Gold	Aug 1-Sept 15	sweet/tart	eat/cook
Detroit Red	Aug 1-Aug 31	tart	eat/cook
Gala	Aug 10- Oct 31	sweet	eat
Blondie	Aug 10-Sept 10	sweet	eat
September Wonder	Aug 25- Oct 31	sweet	eat
Golden Delicious	Sept 1- Dec 31	sweet	eat/cook
Rome Beauty	Sept 1- Dec 31	sweet/tart	eat/cook
Red Delicious	Sept 1- Dec 31	sweet	eat
Jonagold	Sept 1- Nov 15	sweet/tart	eat/cook
Honey Crisp	Sept 1- Sept 30	sweet	eat
Granny Smith	Sept 25- April 30	tart	eat/cook
Mutsu	Sept 25- Dec 31	sweet/tart	eat/cook
Stayman Winesap	Sept 30- Dec 31	tart	eat/cook
Cameo	Oct 8- Dec 31	sweet/tart	eat/cook
Arkansas Black	Oct 15- Jan 31	sweet/tart	eat/cook
Pink Lady	Oct 20- May 31	sweet/tart	eat/cook
Fuji	Oct 15- April 15	sweet	eat
Gold Rush	Nov 15- Apr 15	sweet	eat/cook